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| 12 week old fetus in the womb <https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/CRL_Crown_rump_lengh_12_weeks_ecografia_Dr._Wolfgang_Moroder.jpg> |
Around this time last year in Santa Monica, the Ad Council created an interactive piece using X-Rays to portray the different types of love that are present in society, to reinforce the concept in people's minds that we are all the same on the inside. People, regardless of age, size, gender, nationality stepped behind an X-Ray screen. The audience watching the screen could only see the X-Ray images of the individuals, and not any other factors. For me, this was an incredibly powerful ad that seamlessly melded the spheres of science and art to effectively encourage critical thought. It created an experience that deeply moved the viewers.
X-Ray art, I surprisingly learned, is not something new, but has been around for almost 100 years. Artists today still utilize this relatively simple technology to create their works. What strikes me as the most interesting are the philosophical conversations that can emerge as a result of this type of artwork. Through X-Rays, you can transcend the outer appearance of the body or an object to literally look inside it.
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| X-Ray skulls overlapped with different images <http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zreiSB4dUgo/Te_91ZEEWLI/AAAAAAABfAU/ITe4vyOA8ZM/s720/y4.jpg> |
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| X-Ray of gun with rose <https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8684/17192967419_7063f18eb6_b.jpg> |
References:
Vesna, Victoria. "Medicine, Technology, and Art." UCLA. Los Angeles, CA. 21 April 2016. Lecture.
Ad Council. "Love Has No Labels." Online video clip. Youtube. 10 Mar 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2016.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDgZuGIhHs>
Keady, Cameron. Huffingtonpost.com. "Giant X-Ray Screen Erases Gender, Age, Race to Prove 'We Are All Human.' " Huffington Post. 5 Mar 2015. Web. 21 Apr 2016
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/psa-love-has-no-labels-skeletons_n_6801038.html>
Veasey, Nick. Nickveasey.com. Personal Website/Blog. Web. 21 Apr 2016.
<http://www.nickveasey.com/home/4570152827>
Unknown. "History of X-ray Art and Artists." Xraypics.wordpress.com. 28 April 2013. Web. 21 April 2016.
<https://xraypics.wordpress.com/history-of-x-ray-art-and-artists/>
Meyers, Steven N. "Innervisions." x-rayart.com. 14 Nov 2009. Web. 21 Apr 2016.
<http://www.xray-art.com/index.htm>
Your blog was interesting in a sense that you really relate and yourself into topic. It was fun reading it.
ReplyDeleteIt was cool to hear your perspective as the son of an ultrasound technician - that's a really cool job that utilizes some incredibly tech. I also remember seeing that X-Ray Art video showing the different types of love a while ago - it's such a great collision of medtech and art!
ReplyDeleteI thought your ultrasound idea was really interesting. I did not think of that. In the past we did not have these kind of technology and using this technology allows us to understand and to be prepared for the future.
ReplyDeleteI thought your ultrasound idea was really interesting. I did not think of that. In the past we did not have these kind of technology and using this technology allows us to understand and to be prepared for the future.
ReplyDeletegreat blog! i used two of the examples you used as well, just broke them down differently. i thought the the "love has no label" video was great because it helped others not judge other people based on the way they look. Besides that i like the other example you gave as well. But overall, great blog entry!
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